Halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. Walmart committed 2 billion to fighting hunger in the u. S. As we Work Together, we can stamp hunger out. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis more than a decade before civil rights activists took to the streets to challenge jim crow laws, branch rickey, general manager of the then brooklyn dodgers, and played by Harrison Ford in the movie 42, went up against a wall of segregation and brought in Jackie Roosevelt Robinson to integrate americas then all white pastime. It was a courageous move by both men. Robinson endured horrendous opposition, of course, from racially charged taunts to death threats, all the while triumphing on the field. Rickey took on the baseball establishment, defied owners, general managers, and fans. That important piece of history is front and center in 42, a movie that celebrates how rickey and robinson changed america. Before we start our convers
Witness. He was a man not willing to settle. You joined us. Athe legacy of Martin Luther king is coming up now. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Tavis we are joined by the director of the king institute. I guess today officially concludes the festivities that have been going on for weeks. What is your sense for how martin has been treated . I think it has been great. I think that represents that Martin Luther kings legacy lives on into the 21st century. We have a problem where the majority do not have passports. Not get out and see the world. See inside looking out. When one does travel around the world, give me some sense of how is regardedr king around the world. You have asked the right question. He is a world figure. He is a symbol for social justice around the world. Outsidein a similar way the United States Martin Luther as ais viewed not just black leader. They recognize he is a symbol for human rights, social justice, and everyone is familiar with
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Ing bestsell author Terry Mcmillan has been credited with featuring the en. Es of black wom she is credited with helping other writers who want to take a look at american life. Is who asked you . Always good to have you. You look good. Thank you. I cover up well. I always love your covers, the book covers. I like that. Tavis i love this cover. What do you like about it . Well, it is what people like to run their mouth. So that is pretty representative. Tavis how did you settle on the title . I have a big mouth and tavis i did not say that. I have a big mouth and over the years as the oldest of five, i had a tendency to speak when no one really cared. That anddecided to use ways to try to help myself learn when to keep my mouth shut. It has not worked. [laughter] tavis i was about to ask them how is that project coming along . Since you went there do you find that older, i grandmother used the phrase chronologically gifted.
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis we are back with night two of our conversation with the king of the blues, bb king. That i wastell you watching one of my favorite tv sanford other night, and sons. Do you remember riley king . He was a good friend. Good friend. And he could say anything. He would come around to some places i was playing and he would be tavis you told me that he played banjo himself. I never knew that. Was he pretty good . I thought he was because i cannot play at all. [laughter] tavis that was smooth how you did that. Conversations to a about what you do play and lucille. I suspect that every bb king fan in the world has heard this story at least more than once. But for those who have never heard the story of how lucille got to be named lucille everybody that looks at me i am talking about my guitar, it is always lucille. They look at me like that. Then i tell them how i gave the name lucille to my guitar. We were playing
Profits in 2013. Weve seen First Quarter Earnings Growth expectations shrink to just a little over 0 from expectations of 3 or 4 . So, its almost as if for every percentage point companies were beating Fourth Quarter numbers analysts were cutting the First Quarter numbers by a similar amount. Reporter so even if sequestration doesnt kill the stock market rally. It could certainly amplify a correction that may have already gotten started. Suzanne pratt, n. B. R. , new york. Tom as suzanne mentioned, were just days away from 85 billion in federal spending cuts hitting the u. S. Economy. Today, the war of words over the sequester continued. President obama called on the nations governors today to pressure lawmakers over the sequester, saying citizens of their states will be out of work. The American People are out there ef row day meeting their responsibilities, giving it their all to provide thor their families and their communities. A lot of are you doing the same things in your respect